My Bodyguards / Mrs Virginia Harris

 

 

 

Mrs Virginia Harris

Pastor's Wife

Beacon Baptist Church

Welland, ON, Canada

 

 

My Bodyguards

When I was a little girl and felt afraid, as long as my dad was close by, I felt safe and secure.  Since I’ve been married, the same has held true as long as my husband was near.  Our eldest two children are boys and they are now 13 and 15 years old and they are so tall that they tower over me.  I’ve recently come to the realization that I feel safe and secure when they’re around.

Earlier this week, I needed to go to the mall for a couple of things and Luke and AJ came with me.  With one of them on each side of me walking through the mall, I felt like I had my own personal bodyguards.  They carried my bags and no one DARED mess with me.  J  It was a really great feeling.

As we go through life, we can rest in safety and security knowing that our heavenly Father walks beside us.

John 16:33 says, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”

We can have peace.  We can be happy (of good cheer).

I’ve heard a song before that contains this line: “I’ve read the back of the Book and we win!”  It’s true!  Despite all of the “stuff” we have to deal with on a daily basis, we can rest in the knowledge that God is in control and loves us.

Psalm 46 says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

In my dictionary, “refuge” is defined as “a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble.”

If I’m upset about something, a lot of times a big hug goes a long way to helping me to feel better.  I find that safety and security which I need.  When we are worried, scared, or depressed we need to run to our Refuge, our Safety, and we will find that peace and security.

A few practical ways that I can run to Jesus for security is by faithful church attendance (encouragement from brothers and sisters in Christ, exhortation from God’s Word), getting involved in a ministry (giving of yourself), visiting someone who’s sick (focusing your attention on others), reading my Bible and praying, listening to and/or singing uplifting Christian music.

We can feel as safe and secure as if we have our very own personal bodyguards.  The trials may come and we may suffer, but through it all we can have an abiding sense of peace that only comes from our loving Savior.